March 2015
Site Selection Magazine Recognizes Campbellsville as a
Top Micropolitan
State of Kentucky Ranks First for New & Expanded Industry Activity
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. –
Gov. Steve Beshear announced
on March 3, 2015 that Kentucky placed first nationally in
Site Selection magazine’s annual Governor’s Cup rankings for
new and expanded industry activity per capita in 2014.
Campbellsville was one of 10
Kentucky communities that
ranked on Site Selection magazine’s list of Top Micropolitans.
A micropolitan area contains an
urban core of at least 10,000
residents but less than 50,000
in total population and is typically small towns located in
largely rural counties well outside the boundaries of metropolitan areas. There are 576 micropolitan communities in the
nation.
Campbellsville tied for 23rd
with 4 qualifying projects. A
qualified project must meet one
of three criteria: Involve a capi-
tal investment of at least $1 million, Create 50 or more jobs, or
Add at least 20,000 square feet
of new floor space.
The four qualifying projects
from Amazon.com, Clarcor Air
Filtration Products, Frost-Arnett
Co., and Murakami Manufacturing USA Inc. totaled more
than $7,232,000 in new capital
investment and created over
200 jobs.
Governor Steve
Beshear and local
officials pose with the
Governor’s Cup trophy
from Site Selection
magazine. Pictured,
from left: Ron
McMahan, Executive
Director Campbellsville-Taylor County
Economic Development Authority, Taylor
County JudgeExecutive Eddie
Rogers, Governor
Beshear and State Senator Max Wise. Absent
from photo were State
Representative John
“Bam” Carney and
Campbellsville Mayor
Tony Young.
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Local Industry Celebrates 60 years
Campbellsville Industries—The Steeple People®—Celebrates Diamond Anniversary
Driving through the countryside of Kentucky, you will see
many things – horses, tobacco
barns, Corvettes, and distilleries – but there is one thing just
as numerous as those that defines Kentucky as well: steeples.
Started in 1955, Campbellsville Industries was originally
part of Campbellsville University (then Campbellsville College)
as a work-study option for their
students. The students built
lecterns, pews and other small
scale items to sell to churches
for many years before they were
asked to build a steeple for a
church.
The shop manager had the
students build a steeple that
would be lightweight and
maintenance free using aluminum angles and aluminum
cladding. Once the steeple was
completed and placed on the
church, many other churches
requested a similar steeple.
Eventually, Campbellsville Industries separated from the college and expanded into other
decorative building products,
including cupolas that were
built in a similar manner as the
steeples, and also balustrades,
picket railing, clocks, columns,
cornice, crosses, domes, finials,
louvers, towers, urns, weathervanes, baptistries and bulletin boards.
Over the last 60 years, Campbellsville Industries has sold
over 19,000 products through- pleted installation of the 225’
out the United States, Canada
Hoboken clock tower that was a
and six foreign countries.
reproduction of the original
Today, you can see Campbells- tower built in 1908. The Lackaville steeples on many churches wanna tower is located across
throughout Kentucky. Campthe Hudson River from Manhatbellsville Industries also built
tan and is on the New Jersey
the cupolas that are atop of
Ferry Terminal.
many of the courthouses and
For more information on
judicial centers in the county
Campbellsville Industries and
seats of Kentucky. A notable
the products they build, visit
installation was the historic re- www.cvilleindustries.com
production of the clock tower at
the Muhlenberg
County Courthouse,
which is 56’-5” high
and 36’-4” wide.
Another project
within the state of
Kentucky is the
Churchill Downs inspired cupolas on the
Shoppes of the Bluegrass outlet mall in
Simpsonville that
were fabricated and
installed in early
2014.
Nationally, Campbellsville Industries
built a 229’ steeple for
First Baptist Church
in Huntsville, Alabama that was listed
in the 1990 Guinness
Book of World Records as the largest
prefabricated church
The 225’ Lackawanna clock tower is locatsteeple.
ed in Hoboken, NJ. The Manhattan skyIn 2008, Campbells- line can be seen in the background across
ville Industries comthe Hudson River.
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Heartland Parkway Foundation Board members and
friends meet in Frankfort
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Dr.
John Chowning, chairman of
the Heartland Parkway Foundation, and board members from
Taylor, Marion, Adair and
Washington counties hosted
visitors on Heartland Parkway
Day at the capitol annex in
Frankfort February 26.
The foundation's mission is to
educate and gather support in the Commonwealth
and in Washington on the
importance of the construction of the road.
The Heartland Parkway
will relieve traffic on both I65 and I-75, serves as a
connector to I-64 to the
north, and will also connect with the future I-66
route along the Louie B.
Nunn Cumberland Parkway to the south, thus improving economic development and tourism.
Larry Bond, chief of staff for
Gov. Steve Beshear, shared remarks with the group as did the
legislative leaders.
Officials at the meeting included: State Representative Bam
Carney, State Representative
Terry Mills, State Representative Kim King, State Senator
Jimmy Higdon, State Senator
Tom Buford, State Senator Max
Wise, State Senate President
Robert Stivers and State Senate
President Pro-Tem David Givens; Stewart Willis, a policy adviser with Speaker Greg Stumbo's office; and Tom Dorman,
chief of staff for Majority Floor
Leader Rocky Adkins.
Chowning said, “All of the
leaders expressed interest in
the Heartland Parkway project
and commended board mem-
nomic development agencies, all
of the legislators, and most of
the city governments present.
Chowning said he appreciates
the continuing regional cooperation and coordination of effort
as everyone works together to
make this project a reality in
the years ahead. He thanked
the following people who helped
plan, prepare and support
the event in Frankfort:
Judge John Settles, vice
chair; Holly Grimsley, secretary; John Thomas,
treasurer; Ron McMahan,
Team Taylor County director; and Daniel Carney, executive director of Springfield-Washington County
Economic Development.
Chowning said the foundation leaders will work to
secure commitments from
each of the candidates for
Kentucky governor.
bers for the work of promoting
Chowning also acknowledged
the project. One of the key isthe support of two Area Develsues that impacts the parkway opment Districts and their exproject, as well as our rural and ecutive directors - Donna Diaz
municipal roads, is the need for of the Lake Cumberland ADD
setting a floor on the gas tax in and Wendell Lawrence of the
order to stabilize the road fund Lincoln Trail ADD which he
overall. It is hoped that the leg- called “crucial to our ongoing
islature will act during the cur- progress.”
rent session to set a floor.
For further details, contact
All four counties were repreChowning at (270) 403-3610 or
sented with all the County
via email at jechownJudge/Executives, all four eco- [email protected].
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Heartland Parkway Day in Frankfort
The Heartland Parkway Foundation Board of Directors hosted Heartland Parkway Day at the capitol
annex in Frankfort February 26. Some of those in attendance included, from left: Wendell Lawrence,
executive director of Lincoln Trail Area Development District; Tom Lund, executive director of Lebanon-Marion County Industrial Foundation; John Thomas, Lebanon City administrator and treasurer
of Heartland Parkway Foundation Board; David Daugherty, Marion County Judge/Executive; Dr.
John Chowning, chairman of the Heartland Parkway Foundation Board; Clem Haskins; Taylor County
Judge/Executive Eddie Rogers; Adair County Judge/Executive Michael Stephens; City of Columbia
Mayor Pro-Tem Dr. Ronald Rogers; Sue Stivers, Columbia-Adair County Tourism director; Holly
Grimsley, secretary of the Heartland Parkway Foundation Board; and Ron McMahan, Team Taylor
County Director. (Photo by Linda Marcum Waggener)
The Heartland Parkway Foundation Board of Directors hosted
Heartland Parkway Day at the
capitol annex in Frankfort February 26. Pictured from Taylor
County are, from left: Clem
Haskins, member of the Board;
Dr. John Chowning, Heartland
Parkway Foundation Board of
Directors chairman; Chad Shively, Taylor County PVA; Ron
McMahan, Team Taylor County
director; Jane Wheatley, CEO of
Taylor Regional Hospital; Taylor
County Judge/Executive Eddie
Rogers; and State Representative
Bam Carney. State Senator Max
Wise was present and spoke at
the meeting but was unavailable
for this picture. (Photo by Linda
Marcum Waggener)
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